Esalen Institute is open! However, Highway 1 to the south is closed — please review the current travel advisory.
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Due to road closures along Highway 1 to our north and south, Esalen is closed through April 11.
Esalen Institute is open! However, Highway 1 to the south is closed — please review the current travel advisory.

Esalen opens May 3, 2024

Visitors are now able to access Esalen as well as other businesses and trails in northern Big Sur via twice-daily convoys on Highway 1 operated by Caltrans.

Convoys run only at 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. each day. These are the only opportunities to travel into and out of Big Sur, so visitors must plan accordingly.

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Amy Chan

Amy Chan is the founder of Renew Breakup Bootcamp, a retreat that takes a scientific and spiritual approach to heal the heart. The Observer calls her "a relationship expert whose work is like that of a scientific Carrie Bradshaw,'' and her company has been featured across national media, including Good Morning America, Vogue, Glamour, Nightline, the Times, CNN, Fortune, and more. Her New York Times-featured book, Breakup Bootcamp: The Science of Rewiring Your Heart, published by HarperCollins, was an instant bestseller.

Amy Chan is the founder of Renew Breakup Bootcamp. The Observer calls her "a relationship expert whose work is like that of a scientific Carrie Bradshaw.'' Her New York Times-featured book was an instant bestseller.

Amy Chan

Amy Chan is the founder of Renew Breakup Bootcamp, a retreat that takes a scientific and spiritual approach to heal the heart. The Observer calls her "a relationship expert whose work is like that of a scientific Carrie Bradshaw,'' and her company has been featured across national media, including Good Morning America, Vogue, Glamour, Nightline, the Times, CNN, Fortune, and more. Her New York Times-featured book, Breakup Bootcamp: The Science of Rewiring Your Heart, published by HarperCollins, was an instant bestseller.

Amy Chan is the founder of Renew Breakup Bootcamp. The Observer calls her "a relationship expert whose work is like that of a scientific Carrie Bradshaw.'' Her New York Times-featured book was an instant bestseller.

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